NEWTON, Iowa — Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America and Iowa Speedway announced today that Shore Lunch will return as title sponsor of the ARCA Menards Series race on Saturday, July 24.
The Shore Lunch 150 will be the series’ 15th visit to Iowa Speedway dating back to the track’s opening weekend in 2006.
“The ARCA Menards Series has a long history at Iowa Speedway,” said ARCA president Ron Drager. “ARCA was the first racing series to ever race at Iowa. It’s a great track, a blend of fender-to-fender action and high speeds, and it has hosted some of the most exciting ARCA races in our history.”
The 150-lap event will be the fifth race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, a 10-race series set to attract the top teams in the ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West, in addition to the stars from the ARCA Menards Series. It also will be the sixth of eight races on the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East schedule.
Past ARCA winners at Iowa include current NASCAR Cup Series drivers Chase Briscoe and Alex Bowman, plus drivers like ARCA’s all-time wins leader Frank Kimmel, former ARCA Menards Series champions and current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship contenders Grant Enfinger and Sheldon Creed. Local favorite Mason Mitchell was victorious in 2015, and Steve Wallace, the son of Cup Series champion and track designer Rusty Wallace, won the inaugural race at the track in 2006.
“We’re sure glad to have the ARCA Menards Series racing at Iowa Speedway this summer,” said Jeff Abbott, spokesperson for Menards. “Iowa Speedway is an incredible facility, and we’re lucky it’s located right in the heart of Menards Country.
“We know that the great Iowa Speedway race fans are also customers of Menards. We look forward to seeing them at the track in July for another great ARCA Menards Series short track race.”
We are excited to announcement that @shorelunchbrand is returning as the sponsor for the @ARCA_Racing race on July 24th! Tickets and camping are on-sale now for the #ShoreLunch150, so come hang out and watch some racing 🏁
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— Iowa Speedway (@iowaspeedway) June 17, 2021
Shore Lunch soups, breading and batters first partnered with ARCA series sponsor Menards in 2016. The business-to-business relationship between Menards, Summit Hill Foods, The Original Louisiana Hot Sauce and Southeastern Mills Gravy and Baking Mixes, along with Shore Lunch, brings opportunities for Summit Hill Foods to showcase our brands to Iowa’s Menards customer base.
“Summit Hill Foods is excited to again partner with ARCA and Menards for the Shore Lunch 150,” said Steve Goodyear, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Summit Hill Foods. “It is great to see racing back with strong fan participation, and we look forward to a very successful and fun event at Iowa Speedway.”
The day’s track activity will start with a 45-minute practice session at 4:15 p.m. CT / 5:15 p.m. ET. General Tire Pole Qualifying will follow at 6 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. ET with the Shore Lunch 150 scheduled to start at 8 p.m. CT / 9 p.m. ET.
Advance discounted tickets are available at any one of the 13 central Iowa-area Menards locations.
The Shore Lunch 150 will broadcast live on MAVTV Motorsports Network with live streaming available on NBC Sports Gold’s TrackPass.
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